This article explores girls’ voiced experiences of menstruation and schooling in rural and urban Ghana. The study was conducted in the Greater Accra Region (rural and urban) and the Tamale-Tolon-Kumbungu Districts of Northern Ghana. These regions are predominantly populated by the Ga-Dangme, and the Dagbani. The major aim of the study was to better understand the intersection of menarche, menstrual management and schooling for pubescent girls in Ghana, in order to adapt a Tanzania’s girl’s puberty book to the Ghana context.

The methodology included a comparative case study using participatory research with adolescent girls in and out of school. The research highlighted the significant gap in girls’ understandings around menstrual onset and overall pubertal body changes, along with aspects of the school physical and social environment that create barriers to girls’ successful attendance and participation during monthly menses. The findings highlight the importance of girl-focused approaches to developing guidance for healthy transitions through puberty.

Dear all, Below you can find information of all sanitation sessions, such as topic, place and time, which take place during the 8th World Water Forum in Brasilia. Thematic process Tuesday, March 20th, 2:30 – 4:00 pm, Room 23 [OS-TP-16] Session 2.b.1 - Realizing the human right to sanitation DESCRIPTION In 2010, there was consensus at the Human Rights Council […]

Hi, Yes we are planning a WG8 meeting but it will most likely be an informal catchup in a local bar or restaurant. Details will be mailed out on the WG8 mailing list and we will set up a post here on the forum to keep anyone who is interested updated. Regards Esther

Hi Ben! Thanks for sharing! Maybe I didn't properly understand the construction of the the reservoir. Do you mean you create an aerated basket inside the tote made of plastic lattice and then have some kind of ventilated fabric taped to it? "To create the reservoir, I use 2” foam billets pinned with stainless steel nails to a piece of polyethylene […]

Looks interesting. But where do the worms come into play and is there still sufficient food for them after the primary vermifilter and the settling tanks? It seems to me that it might work just as well without them?

Dear Elisabeth, Thank you very much for your feedback about my post. I agree that there are some challenges such as the urine storage, transport and reuse. In this case (mentioned in the paper) we evaluated the urine collection from one waterless urinal which was installed in the context of a university campus, but there was not the urine storage. However in […]

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